Russian T-80 tank withstood several Ukrainian missiles

DPR NM servicemen on the front line in Mariupol. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 15A Russian T-80BV tank, ambushed, withstood several missiles from Ukrainian anti-tank systems, thereby allowing the crew to repel an enemy attack, a tank platoon commander said in a video posted on Friday The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. According to the commander, the platoon was escorting a convoy of wheeled vehicles, while the convoy was ambushed.The Armed Forces of Ukraine handed over completely new tanks to the Russian military in the Kharkov region «But our tank platoon repelled the enemy attack. During the battle, two armored personnel carriers and several crews of anti-tank guided systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in ambushes. All the vehicles reached their destination,» he said. enemy shells hit… But later on, we kind of figured it out, gathered our thoughts and began to directly do our job, repel the attack,» the commander specified. As noted in the Ministry of Defense, a tank platoon of the Western Military District ammunition and other material means. For heroism, the tankers were awarded medals «For Courage» right at the forefront. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.